2002 2006 2008 20100

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

47%

41% 38%

31%

53%59%

62%

69%

Impaired IC [IQ≤70]

Intact IC [>70]

Perc

enta

ge (%

)

Autism & Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network Surveillance Year 2002, 2006, 2008, & 2010

Ris ing Prevalence of ASD in Inte l lectual ly Capable Populat ions

Growing proportion of children with HF-ASD

Autism & Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network Surveillance Year 2010

Diagnost ic Subtypes of ASD

Prevalence in Children 8 Years Old

44%

56%

Autistic Disorder [Narraw Phe-notype]

Higher proportion with Broader Phenotype of ASD

<3 years 3 - 5 years

6 - 8 years

≥9 years0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

20%

36%

17%

✝

27%

Age

at D

iagn

osis

(%)

Age at Diagnosis of ASD

By Age at Identification

Two-thirds of Broader Phenotype identified after age 5 years

Autism & Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network Surveillance Year 2002, 2008, 2010;

Levy et al., 2010

✝80% more likely to have psychiatric

comorbidity compared to cases identified at earlier

ages (<9 years)

Autistic Dis-order

PDD-NOS Asperger's Disorder

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

44.5

6.25

Mea

n Ag

e at

Dia

gnos

is (y

ears

)

By ASD Diagnosis(In Children 8 years

Old)

Half of the psychiatric referrals to Bressler Program are between ages 8 & 17 years

Referral by Age (N=863)

Psychiatr ic Referra l toBress ler Program

for ASD

< 8 Yrs. 8 - 12 Yrs. 13 - 17 Yrs 18 - 24 Yrs. > 24 Yrs.0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

3%

19%

31%

26%

20%

Refe

rrals

%

The Alan & Lorraine Bressler Program for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Significant ASD Traits

34% (N = 110)

Total N: 303Age Range: 4-18 years

IQ: Predominantly Intact

SRS Screen+ for ASD:(Raw score: >70; >65)♂ ♀

34% (N=110)

Attending Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic

Aut is t ic Tra i ts inPsych iatr ica l ly Referred Youth

One-third of youth screened positive for ASD

Clinical and Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology